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benguttery

I am trying to create a list of the maps related to the space program. Anyone knowledgeable out there who can help me with this list? I will post what I put together. I am not ready to collect these yet, but am getting interested.

Robert Pearlman

Ben, can you elaborate a bit on what you're looking to collect? Are you referring to astronomical charts used by astronauts to navigate or maps of space facilities (or both)?

benguttery

I am speaking of maps used primarily for space flight. I've seen these for years, but have not paid them much attention.

Apollo Earth Orbit Chart (AEO)

Apollo Intermediate Chart (AIC) 1:500,000

Apollo Mission Chart (AMC)

Apollo Preliminary Traverse Map

Apollo Target of Opportunity (ATO) Flight Chart

Apollo Translunar/Transearth Trajectory Plotting Chart (ATT)

CSM PTC Star Chart

LM Post-Landing star chart

LM Pre-Liftoff star chart

Lunar Chart (LAC) series of 33 for moon landings mid to late 1960s

Lunar Landing Aerial Map (LAM) 1:100,000

Lunar Landing Area Geology Maps (LAM-G) 1:100,000

Lunar Landing Site Geology Maps (LSM-G) 1:25,000

Lunar Landing Site Maps (LSM) 1:25,000

Lunar Map (LM) replaced LACs in 1970s, 1:1,000,000

Lunar Map (LM) replaced LACs in 1970s, 1:1,000,000

Lunar Module Descent Monitoring Chart

Lunar Surface Exploration Geologic Maps (LSE-G) 1:5,000

Lunar Surface Exploration Maps (LSE) 1:5,000

Mercury Recovery Charts (MRC-1 to MRC-8)

Predicted and Actual Lunar Impact Map

Ranger Lunar Chart (RLC) 1:10,000 mid 1960s for and by the Ranger VII, VIII, and IX programs. Published by USAF.

Space Shuttle Mission Chart

LateApex

I wanted to bump this topic. I see a number of Earth Orbit and Lunar Orbit charts on eBay and other auctions and wanted to learn more about them.

Outside of "flown" charts/maps are some more desirable than others? Some more rare than others?